ISO 639-3 · bdhbdh
Nilo-Saharan family
Baka
Baka is a language of the Bongo–Bagirmi branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. Wikidata describes it as “Central Sudanic language of South Sudan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bdh- Glottocode
baka1274- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Baka |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baka (Sudan), Baka language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Baka
The branches above Baka, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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